Garment hanger hood



Oct. 16, 1934. B, BLOOM 1,977,167.

GARMENT HANGER noon Filed June 27, 1935 INVENTOR Egg hm)? 5/000? M KimATTORNEY atenteci Oct. 16, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Application June 27, 1938, Serial No. 677,808

a 3 (llaimsi (Cl. 211-480) The purpose of thisv invention is to provideacover for garments on coat hangers in racks which will permit thegarments to be readily removed, and which also provides an insecticidefor protecting garments from moths or the like.

The invention is a comparatively light hood shaped to conform to theupper surfaces of gar.- ment hangers supported above the rod upon whichthe hangers are placed-and provided with a continuous hinged door at thefront so that the hangers may readily be removed.

Garment racks of this type have normally been built in cabinets or in anopen room, with one rack above or beside'another and garments sup portedon such racks are exposed to dust, or the like, and whereas temporarycovers have been provided at night or when the racks are not in use, apermanent cover which permits the garment to be readily removed has notbeen used heretofore. H

The object of this invention is, therefore, to provide a cover forgarment racks which may be supported from the and which is soconstructed that the garments may readily be removed therefrom.

Another object is to provide a cover for racks for garments or the likewhich is spaced above the hangers so that the hangers may readily beraised and removed.

.Another object is to provide an .inclosure for the upper ends ofgarment racks having an insecticide therein for moth-proofing garmentsheld therein.

A further object is to provide a hood for garment racks which may beused on any type of rack.

And a still further object is to provide a. cover for garment rackswhich is of a simple and economical construction.

With these ends in View the invention embodies a cover formed ofcomparatively thin material shaped to correspond with the upper surfaceof garment hangers, spaced above said garment covers and the rod uponwhich they may be placed, a continuous hinged section in the front ofsaid cover, and a container for an insecticide in said cover.

Other features and advantages of the inventicn will appear from thefollowing description taken in connection with the drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view showing a rack with a hood positioned thereon.

Figure 2 is a cross section thru the hood.

Figure 3 is a view showing an alternate design .ing the ends of the hoodupon horizontal rod of the rack,v

in which the hood is usedwith a complete inclosure.

Figure 4 is a detail showing a method of mountthe horizontal rod ofthe-rack. V .9 Figure 5 is a similar View showing an alternate design inwhich the ends of the hood extend over means for supporting the rod.

Figure 6 is a detail showing a section thru a portion of the hood takenon approximately lines 6-6 of Figure 2.- v i In the drawing the deviceis shown as'it would be made wherein numeral 1 indicates the hood,

numeral 2 the closure, and numeral 3 the horizontal rod upon which thehood and garment hangersv are supported.

In the design shown the hood 1 is made of thin metal and this is curvedto conform to the upper surface of the garment hangers and rod uponwhich they are supported. It will be understood;

however, that this hood may be made of any material and may be of anyshape. The hood shown is formed with acentral portion 4 that extendsupward above the rod 3 and is supported therefrom by a member 5 that maybe threaded on the rod thru a hub 6 and threads '7 on the rod. It willbe understood, however, that this member may be placed upon the rod inany manner and may be held in position thereon by any means. Thecurvature of the outer surface of. the member 5 conforms to that of theinner surface of the hood 1 and it will be noted thatthe hood may beheld thereto by countersunk screws 8, as shown in Figure 2, or may restfreely thereo n, or may be held thereto by any manner or by any means.The closure 2 is provided in the front portion of the hood l and this ishinged to the hood with a continuous hinge 9 so that .it may readily beraised to provide free access to the garment hangers and to permit thehangers to be readily removed. This closure or door 2 may be provided ateither side of the hood or in both sides and may extend the full lengthof the hood,

as shown, or may be of any length and may also be made in sections sothat parts thereof may be raised independently without raising the fulllength of the hood. The ends of the hood may be closed by plates 10 andthese may terminate at the edge of the hood, as shown in Figure 1, ormay extend upward above the hood, as shown in Figure 6, or may terminateor extend to any point. The portion of the ends between the hinge 9 andthe front edge may be provided with a flange 11 upon which the edges ofthe closure 2 may rest in order to support the closure at the ends.

This flange may or may not be used, as may be desired. At the rear ofthe hood is an extension 12 which extends downward along the rear edgeand this extension is provided with a perforated pocket 13 in which aninsecticide, germicide, or other disinfecting or deodorizing materialmay be placed. Similar pockets 14 may extend across the ends so thatthis material may be placed continuously around the back and ends of thehood. The pocket 13, or any means for holding camphor or an insecticide,germicide or disinfecting or deodorizing material may also be placed inthe raised portion of the upper part of the hood above the rod 3 or atany point or points in-the hood. This pocketmay also be constructed insuch a manner that the perforationsor openings therein may be closed, orsealedand opened when desired, or any means may be provided for covering or sealing these openings or perforations when the device is beingshipped, or in the warehouse, or when not in use. It will be understoodthat any other means may be used for holding or providing an insecticideorsimilarsubstance.

The rod 3 maybe a pipe or tubeor may be of any material or shape, andthis is supported in the stands 15 which may be of any'type or designand which may be made of any material. In the design shown these standsare formed with vertical rods supported in brackets and-at the upperends of the rods'are sockets16-into which the ends of the horizontal rod3 may be screwed.- It will be understood, however, that the rod 3 may bemounted in the stands 15 by'any other manner, or by any'other means. Theupper ends of the stands may extend upward, as shown in Figure 4, andthese may be madei'n any design or may be providedwith ornaments of anytype or description. T

It will also be understood that the rod' 3 may be mounted in sockets asin a wall or in the-ends of cabinets or the like, and the cabinetsmay beof any type or design or arranged in any manner. The cabinets may beprovided, as shown in Figure 3', with one above the other and theopenings at the front may be covered with removable panels '17, whichmay be inserted in the cabinets at night or when they are not in use. Itwill be under stood, however, that the closure may-be used with racks,cabinets, or devices of any other nature or description. In the designshown in Figure 3 the forward edges of the covers are hinged,as shown inFigure 2, however, it will be understood that these hinges may belocated at any point or points and also that the doors or openings maybe of any type or description. It will; also be understood that thedevice may be used in combination with racks, as shown in Figure 1,arranged one above the other, as shown in Figure 3, a'nd these racks mayalso be positioned with one besidethe other, or arrangedin any manner. V

The hood may also be formed so that the lower edges may extend downwardto any desired point and these may be of any shape or design. It willalso be understood that although the device is shown as one continuousmember, it may be made in sections and the sections may be assembled toform a hood of any length, and any number of sections may be used toform one hood.

In the design shown in Figure 4 the hub 6 is placed inside of the stands15 so that th ends of the cover will be located inside of the e ds ofthe stand, as shown in Figure 1, however, it will be understood that theends of the cover may be located upon theends of the stand, as shown inFigure 5, or the ends maybe located at any point or points and arrangedin any manner.

It will be understood that other changes may be made in the constructionwithout departing from the spirit of the invention. One of which changesmay be in the use of a hood of any other type or design, closure at theshape, another another may be in the use of a front. of the hood of anyother may be in the use of any other .means'for mounting the closure tothe hood, an-

other may be in the use of other means for supporting the hood, andstill'an'othermay be in the use of other mean'sfor providing aninsecticide'in the closure. 7 v i The construction will bereadily.understood from the foregoing description. In use the device may beprovided,.as shown and described, and it will be understood thatgarments may be placed upon the rack, as shown in Figure 1, and when itis desired todisplay or remove the-garments, the closure 2 may readilybe raised and the gar.- ment hangers may be raised above the rod 3 andreadily removed. After the garment has been removed or replaced theclosure may again be lowered and the garments on the rack will beprotected from dust orthe like and as the insecticide will circulatethruout the hood, the garments willalso be protected from moth or otherinsects.

It will be understood that the hood, ends and stands or supports may beattached or held together in any other manner or by any means, and theends may be provided in separate units or separate from the hood, ormade integral therewith as may be desired.

Having thus fully described the invention what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, isz.

1.' The combination with a garmentrack comprising a rod upon which aplurality of garment hangers may be hung; of a hood positioned abovesaid rod, spaced apart and supported therefrom by brackets and extendingoutward on both sides of the rod a suflicient distance to forma coverfor garments hanging on said rod, said hoodhaving a continuous hingeextending longitudinally in one side thereof providing sections thereinadapted to be raised above said hinge to display garments hangingthereunder..

' 2. A garment hanger hood as described in claim 1 in which the entirehood is made of thin stamped metal. r 3. A garment hanger hood asdescribed in claim 1 having ends forming complete closures for the endsof the hood.

BENJAMIN BLooM.

